Not really. It still doesn’t explain why he killed the Baron and thousands of soldiers. And they’ve ruined Toran & Bayta. The Foundation books were literally one of if not the the first science fiction books I ever read. I’m gonna complain over stupid deviations from the source. I do think the Empire storyline is excellent though (even if they did create a Death Star).
And I’m getting worried this prediction I made 16 years ago when a Foundation movie was in the works is going to come true: